Welcome to my new blog. I am happy that you have chosen to follow me to WordPress. It is the summer so we, here on the island are getting our lives in order before another tourist season begins again in the fall.

We are currently dealing with Hurricane season and I am going to make absolutely NO comments about it until it is over. We are all just hoping to have a quiet summer without any “WEATHER WITH A NAME”. That is what we call it here in the tropics of Florida.

All this hurricane learning came to me when I began playing in the Florida Keys. I had a steady weekend night on Big Pine Key at Captain Dan’s Key Deer Bar and Grill. I played in Key West and Stock Island and Geiger Key Marina down by there. I had steady week night gigs in Marathon(Vaca Key) at the Overseas Lounge ( been there since the beginning of time I am sure). The building had 16″ walls. It used to be the train station there and it was built to last foreeeeever.

Sister Kaite's setup at Captain Dan's Key Deer Bar and Grill

Obviously it was the designated spot for all sailboat owners who live on their boats to crash on the floor there in times of hurricanes. We came with our “stuff”. We brought our back packs with all our necessary stuff in them and sleeping bags and pillows. We only had water in there a couple times while I was there. Of course because I played there weekly I got to crash in one of the bedrooms upstairs until the bartender came up at 6am to go to sleep. Although, I was nice enough to play music for them for 16 hours, all day, to keep everybody settled and it was like one big happy family. I also let people sit in and play all day…we had quite a good jam session going. One of the owners slipped me some money while I was playing. They were very good to me in the Keys.

View from the Stage at Little Palm Island Resort

The business right next door to the bar was called “The Stuffed Pig”. That is the best food you can find in Marathon at that time of the morning. And it is priced to sell. Those people could not keep their door unlocked during the storm,s but they were open and would come and let you in and cook for you, and just lock the door again while you were there. The door was a glass door and it would not stay shut unless it was locked. They could see through it to see if there was someone standing at the door to get in so it did not matter. It was not a big place anyway. In fair weather it had nice little tables outside in the yard and on the patio so you could eat outside. That place was always packed. Everyone certainly did use it when there was a storm.

Little Palm Island stage setup

I played everywhere from Key Largo down to Key West. From some of the bigger hotels to some of the smallest bars…I even played outside at JoJo’s for the Southernmost Chapter of the Abate Club. It was all fun. I played benefits for many people and holiday parties. On St Patty’s day one year I played on 3 different keys in that one day. I even got to take the employees ferry boat out to play on Little Munson Island at Little Palm Island Resort. What a great island that would be to live on….if it was not there in the same weather path as the Keys.

I will tell you what. Every storm that comes anywhere near Florida goes through the Keys at some point. Whether or not it is before it gets big or after, or if it never turns into a big storm, they ALL go right through there.

I finally came back to my island. Marco Island has been the best to me. the Calusa Indians settled here because they say the storms went around it. I like to believe that is true.

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"OK.....PUBLIC GIGS IN SPRING 2016"
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You Will Not See Your Private Gigs Listed Here
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APRIL 2016 ......................................
FRIDAY NIGHT APRIL 1ST TARPON LODGE FRIDAY NIGHT FUN....COME IN and SING ALONG with SISTER KAITE and Listen and Participate to her FAMOUS PIANO BAR SHOW of "MILD INTELLIGENT HUMOR" ......
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More APRIL GIGS COMING UP
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MAY 31ST IS A TUESDAY AND I WILL BE BACK AT THE TARPON LODGE FROM 6 TIL 9PM
...and we will keep you posted about more public gigs coming soon...

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